Machisma
Subtitle: women and daring
By: Grace Lichtenstein.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Garden City, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 369
ISBN-13: 9780385151092
Subjects: Assertiveness in women.; Sex role.
Description: (From inside leaf) What is the new macha woman? Who is she? What distinguishes her from other women? Or from macho men? Grace Lichtenstein comes up with the fascinating answers in this intriguing look at a new type of American woman represented by such celebrities as Janet Guthrie, Jane Fonda, Bella Abzug, & Bonnie Raitt. Each of these women share a taste for risk-taking & adventure, & each of them is possessed of a self-reliant independence as well as a vigorous approach to life ...
Notes: Bibliography: p. [349]-356.
Includes index.